In 2013, I moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. As most do, I found myself settling in the restaurant industry in order to have time and flexibility for auditions and bookings. After 9 years of serving and bartending, I started getting burned out. My time in the restaurant industry was always supposed to be temporary, but that 10 year mark was slowly creeping up, and I knew I didn’t have another 10 years of this in me. I started my own fitness journey 2 years after moving to LA, and my passion for fitness grew over the years. When COVID happened in 2020 and the restaurants shut down, I really leaned into fitness and expanding my knowledge in the field. I decided then to get my personal training certification since I had the down time to study for it. At this point, I only wanted my certification so that I had the knowledge of a trainer and could apply it to myself, but friends started asking for advice and I enjoyed sharing my newfound knowledge with them.
When the restaurants opened back up, I dreaded going back to work. Serving and bartending was great financially, but I wasn’t fulfilled. So, I ultimately made the decision to fully transition into the fitness industry before I hit my 10 year mark. I still had a whole year to transition out, but soon after I manifested this transition, a personal training opportunity fell in my lap.
When the gyms reopened, I returned to the gym where I first started my journey as a client. The fitness manager at this gym remembered me, and he mentioned they were looking for new trainers. When I told him I had my certification, he nearly offered me a job on the spot. This opportunity came way sooner than I had expected, but I also knew I was never going to feel 100% ready. Plus, I loved the idea of giving back in the same space where I started my own journey, and I felt this was a full circle moment that would allow me to connect with my clients on a deeper level. Although I was incredibly nervous cutting my salary in half by switching jobs, I felt that I was going to be increasing the quality of my life and the life of others. I can confidently say that I was right, but then again, you’re rarely wrong when you follow your heart.

As previously mentioned, I started my fitness journey in 2015. I had a dance and gymnastics background, but I didn’t take conditioning very seriously. I’m one of those people who never really enjoyed working out. I wasn’t incredibly overweight, but I carried excess body fat that affected my confidence and booking jobs in the entertainment industry. After being told multiple times by agents and managers that I needed to lose weight, I felt that I needed to do something if I ever wanted to be successful in this field. I didn’t know where to start and I had massive gym anxiety that kept me from being consistent and seeing results. I finally hired a trainer, even though I couldn’t really afford it, but I tried to just see it as an investment in my career. If I’m being honest, I had a pretty negative attitude about working out. I was frustrated that I wasn’t genetically gifted, and changing my lifestyle was proving difficult. However, I didn’t give up. Its was this persistence that got me to where I am today. I learned a hundred tactics that didn’t work for me, but I slowly started to find ones that did. Just because some of these tactics didn’t work for me, didn’t mean they weren’t going to work for others and vice versa (hence, PERSONAL training).
Now, as a personal trainer, I carry this with me into my practice. I sit down with my clients and I assess where they are currently and where they are wanting to go, and I try to find a way to make the experience enjoyable for them. When you enjoy the process, you are more likely to stick with it, and that consistency will breed results.

What I love about acting is that I get to constantly change things up: my look, my relationships, my views on life, my experiences, etc. I’ve taken that same approach with fitness as well. Once I’ve started to grasp a style of training, I switch it up. This has allowed me to cross train in multiple areas in order to keep myself moving while expanding my knowledge in fitness. So when a client doesn’t like one style of training, we try another until we find something that they enjoy and works for them.
I’m a firm believer in Functional Fitness which is a style of training that supports your every day life. It’s a style that will benefit anybody looking to improve their health no matter what their goals are. But, again, each program is specialized for the individual. So, whether you want to lose weight, gain muscle, run a marathon, or improve your golf swing, I can help.

I’ve learned to love moving my body in different ways and seeing what I am capable of. I have taken Zumba classes, Yoga, Pilates, Boxing, Cycling, Barre, Cross-Fit, Orangetheory, Bouldering, I have run 5ks, 10ks, Half Marathons, Full Marathons, competed in Obstacle Course Races such as Spartan and GRIT, the list goes on. I love being active. So, I guarantee I can find something that works for you.
Nutrition is another obstacle, if not the biggest obstacle, most people face. I’m currently working on my Nutrition Coach certification as well, and will be certified by 2024. Currently, I can offer general nutrition advice to help support your efforts and help you reach your goals.

What I feel sets me apart from others is I approach my clients and training from the client’s perspective, because I’ve been there first hand. I know how hard this journey can be, I know how frustrating or intimidating it is, but I’ve overcome all of those hurdles and I’m telling you: IT IS WORTH IT. I never thought in a million years that I would be on the other side of this, but here I am, and I’m holding my hand out, pulling in as many people as I possibly can.

If I could go back, I absolutely would have chosen the same profession, I just wish I had started sooner! Early on in my fitness journey, people kept telling me I should be a trainer. I couldn’t see it at the time, and I didn’t understand why they thought that, because I felt like my progress was slow. I was so focused on myself and felt like I still had such a long way to go, but I didn’t realize that I was already doing the hardest part: staying consistent. A common misconception is that you start this journey and then there’s an end, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s called a lifestyle for a reason. I’m not saying that if you start a fitness journey you’re going to make it your career, but when you start to reap the benefits that fitness provides, it’s almost impossible to go back.

I love this question, because I’ve come in contact with trainers who don’t have this important quality: you have to care about the people you train. You can have all of the knowledge in the world about what to do in order to reach the desired goal, but when it comes to personal training, things get personal! There are so many factors at play that make changing a lifestyle difficult, and if you don’t care about the people you work with or what’s going on in their life, that will impede their success.